IXL skill plan | Key Stage 1 plan for the Standard Assessment Tests

Skill plan for the Standard Assessment Tests - Key Stage 1

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English reading
English grammar, punctuation and spelling

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English reading
1a: draw on knowledge of vocabulary to understand texts		1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 3. Which sentence has the same meaning? 4. Order related words based on meaning
1a: draw on knowledge of vocabulary to understand texts
1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 3. Which sentence has the same meaning? 4. Order related words based on meaning

1b: identify / explain key aspects of fiction and non-fiction texts, such as characters, events, titles and information		1. Identify book parts and features 2. What is the picture about?
1b: identify / explain key aspects of fiction and non-fiction texts, such as characters, events, titles and information
1. Identify book parts and features 2. What is the picture about?

1c: identify and explain the sequence of events in texts
1c: identify and explain the sequence of events in texts


1d: make inferences from the text		1. Which feeling matches the picture? 2. What am I? 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
1d: make inferences from the text
1. Which feeling matches the picture? 2. What am I? 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

1e: predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far		1. What will happen next?
1e: predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far
1. What will happen next?

English grammar, punctuation and spelling
Grammatical terms / word classes
G1.1: Nouns		Nouns 1. Identify nouns in a sentence 2. Identify proper nouns Plural nouns 3. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 4. Irregular plurals: select the word that matches the picture
G1.1: Nouns
Nouns 1. Identify nouns in a sentence 2. Identify proper nouns Plural nouns 3. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 4. Irregular plurals: select the word that matches the picture

G1.2: Verbs		1. Find the action verb with images 2. Identify action verbs
G1.2: Verbs
1. Find the action verb with images 2. Identify action verbs

G1.3: Adjectives		1. Identify adjectives 2. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives
G1.3: Adjectives
1. Identify adjectives 2. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives

G1.6: Adverbs		1. Identify adverbs
G1.6: Adverbs
1. Identify adverbs
Functions of sentences
G2.1: Statements		1. Identify statements
G2.1: Statements
1. Identify statements

G2.2: Questions		1. Identify questions
G2.2: Questions
1. Identify questions

G2.3: Commands		1. Identify commands
G2.3: Commands
1. Identify commands

G2.4: Exclamations		1. Identify exclamations
G2.4: Exclamations
1. Identify exclamations
Combining words, phrases and clauses
G3.1: Sentences		1. Complete the sentence 2. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence
G3.1: Sentences
1. Complete the sentence 2. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence

G3.2: Noun phrases		1. Use number words 2. Use sense words
G3.2: Noun phrases
1. Use number words 2. Use sense words

G3.3: Co-ordinating conjunctions		1. Use conjunctions
G3.3: Co-ordinating conjunctions
1. Use conjunctions

G3.4: Subordinating conjunctions		1. Use subordinating conjunctions
G3.4: Subordinating conjunctions
1. Use subordinating conjunctions
Verb forms, tense and consistency
G4.1: Verb forms
G4.1: Verb forms

G4.1a: Simple past and simple present		1. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures 2. Form and use the regular past tense
G4.1a: Simple past and simple present
1. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures 2. Form and use the regular past tense
G4.1d: Present and past progressive
G4.1d: Present and past progressive


G4.2: Tense consistency		1. Place sentences on a timeline
G4.2: Tense consistency
1. Place sentences on a timeline
Punctuation
G5.1: Capital letters		1. Capitalise the first letter of a sentence 2. Capitalise the pronoun 'I' 3. Capitalise the names of people and pets 4. Capitalise days and months
G5.1: Capital letters
1. Capitalise the first letter of a sentence 2. Capitalise the pronoun 'I' 3. Capitalise the names of people and pets 4. Capitalise days and months

G5.2: Full stops G5.3: Question marks G5.4: Exclamation marks		1. Choose the right end mark
G5.2: Full stops G5.3: Question marks G5.4: Exclamation marks
1. Choose the right end mark

G5.5: Commas in lists
G5.5: Commas in lists


G5.8: Apostrophes		Possessives 1. Form the singular possessive Contractions 2. Form pronoun-verb contractions 3. Form contractions with 'not'
G5.8: Apostrophes
Possessives 1. Form the singular possessive Contractions 2. Form pronoun-verb contractions 3. Form contractions with 'not'
Vocabulary
G6.2: Prefixes G6.3: Suffixes		1. Use words with prefixes and suffixes
G6.2: Prefixes G6.3: Suffixes
1. Use words with prefixes and suffixes
Spelling
S1-4, S10: Consonant blends and digraphs		1. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 2. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 3. Spell the digraph word: ph, qu, wh
S1-4, S10: Consonant blends and digraphs
1. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 2. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 3. Spell the digraph word: ph, qu, wh

S5-7, S23-26, S34-35: Suffixes		1. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 2. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 3. Form and use the regular past tense 4. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives
S5-7, S23-26, S34-35: Suffixes
1. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 2. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 3. Form and use the regular past tense 4. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives

S8: Vowel digraphs		1. Complete the vowel digraph words 2. Complete the word with the right vowel digraph
S8: Vowel digraphs
1. Complete the vowel digraph words 2. Complete the word with the right vowel digraph

S11, S33: Consonant sounds		1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z
S11, S33: Consonant sounds
1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z

S12: Compound words		1. Form compound words
S12: Compound words
1. Form compound words

S13: Days of the week
S13: Days of the week


S14-15: Soft g and c		1. Spell the soft g or soft c word
S14-15: Soft g and c
1. Spell the soft g or soft c word

S16-17: Silent letters		1. Complete the words with silent letters
S16-17: Silent letters
1. Complete the words with silent letters

S18-20: /l/ or /əl/ sound		1. Spell the consonant-l-e word
S18-20: /l/ or /əl/ sound
1. Spell the consonant-l-e word

S21-22, S27-32: Vowel sounds		1. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 2. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 3. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow
S21-22, S27-32: Vowel sounds
1. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 2. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 3. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow

S36: Homophones
S36: Homophones


S37: Common exception words		1. Complete the sentence with the correct -ild, -ind, -old, -olt or -ost word 2. Spell the sight word
S37: Common exception words
1. Complete the sentence with the correct -ild, -ind, -old, -olt or -ost word 2. Spell the sight word

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